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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 395 points (28.2/g), 2nd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 269 points (19.2/g), 10th.
Differential of 126 points (9.0/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.0-4.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by Ted Marchibroda (10-4-0)
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1975 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bert Jones | 24 | 2 | 14 | 203 for 344, 2,483 yards, 18 td, 8 int, & 47 rushes for 321 yards and 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| RB | Lydell Mitchell* | 26 | 3 | 14 | 289 rushes for 1,193 yards, 11 td, & 60 catches for 544 yards and 4 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972 |
| FB | Bill Olds | 24 | 2 | 0 | 94 rushes for 281 yards, 2 td, & 30 catches for 194 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 61st pick / 1973 |
| WR | Roger Carr | 23 | 1 | 14 | 23 catches for 517 yards, 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Glenn Doughty | 28 | 3 | 14 | 39 catches for 666 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Raymond Chester | 27 | 5 | 0 | 38 catches for 457 yards, 3 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Dave Taylor | 26 | 2 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Robert Pratt | 24 | 1 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Bob Van Duyne | 23 | 1 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 240th pick / 1974 |
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| C | Ken Mendenhall | 27 | 4 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
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| RG | Elmer Collett | 31 | 8 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | George Kunz*+ | 28 | 6 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Fred Cook | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974 |
| LDT | Mike Barnes | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
| RDT | Joe Ehrmann | 26 | 2 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
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| RDE | John Dutton* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| LLB | Tom MacLeod | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Jim Cheyunski | 30 | 7 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Mike Curtis | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Stan White | 26 | 3 | 14 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| LCB | Lloyd Mumphord | 29 | 6 | 10 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| LCB | Doug Nettles | 24 | 1 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 129th pick / 1974 |
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| RCB | Nelson Munsey | 27 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Bruce Laird | 25 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| FS | Jackie Wallace | 24 | 1 | 10 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Toni Linhart | 33 | 3 | 0 | 10 of 18 field goals & 51 of 52 extra points | |
| P | David Lee | 32 | 9 | 0 | 86 punts for a 39.6 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Howard Stevens | 25 | 2 | 0 | 36 punt returns for a 11.0 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973 |
| KR | Bruce Laird | 25 | 3 | 14 | 31 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Barnes | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 12/24/1950 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
| Forrest Blue | 31 | C | 11 | 0 | 261 | 6-6 | Auburn | 9/7/1944 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 |
| Roger Carr | 23 | WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 7/1/1952 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974 |
| Raymond Chester | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 6/28/1948 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| Jim Cheyunski | 30 | LB | 14 | 8 | 225 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/29/1945 | 7 | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| Elmer Collett | 31 | G | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-6 | San Francisco State | 11/7/1944 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
| Fred Cook | 23 | DE | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 4/15/1952 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974 |
| Mike Curtis | 32 | LB-FB | 6 | 6 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Dan Dickel | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Iowa | 8/24/1952 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 170th pick / 1974 |
| Marty Domres | 28 | QB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Columbia | 4/17/1947 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1969 |
| Glenn Doughty | 28 | WR | 14 | 14 | 204 | 6-2 | Michigan | 1/30/1947 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972 |
| John Dutton* | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 266 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 2/6/1951 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| Joe Ehrmann | 26 | DT | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 3/29/1949 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
| Ed George | 29 | T | 12 | 2 | 270 | 6-4 | Ferrum,Wake Forest | 8/10/1946 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 80th pick / 1970 |
| Ken Huff | 22 | G | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 2/21/1953 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975 |
| Marshall Johnson | 23 | WR-DB | 14 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Houston | 11/1/1952 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 80th pick / 1975 |
| Bert Jones | 24 | QB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-3 | LSU | 9/7/1951 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| Jimmie Kennedy | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Colorado State,Hiram | 7/30/1952 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 233rd pick / 1974 |
| George Kunz*+ | 28 | T | 12 | 12 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Bruce Laird | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 193 | 6-0 | American International College | 5/23/1950 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/31/1953 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975 |
| David Lee | 32 | P | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 11/8/1943 | 9 | |
| Toni Linhart | 33 | K | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Austria Technical | 7/24/1942 | 3 | |
| Derrel Luce | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Baylor | 9/29/1952 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 168th pick / 1975 |
| Tom MacLeod | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 1/10/1951 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973 |
| Don McCauley | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 5/12/1949 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971 |
| Ken Mendenhall | 27 | C | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 8/11/1948 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
| Lydell Mitchell* | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 204 | 5-11 | Penn State | 5/30/1949 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 29 | DB | 14 | 10 | 176 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 12/20/1946 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| Nelson Munsey | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 7/2/1948 | 3 | |
| Doug Nettles | 24 | DB | 13 | 5 | 179 | 6-0 | Vanderbilt | 8/13/1951 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 129th pick / 1974 |
| Ray Oldham | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 2/23/1951 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| Bill Olds | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/21/1951 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 61st pick / 1973 |
| Dave Pear | 22 | NT-DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Washington | 6/1/1953 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 56th pick / 1975 |
| Robert Pratt | 24 | G | 14 | 9 | 255 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/25/1951 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974 |
| Glenn Robinson | 24 | DE-LB | 11 | 0 | 242 | 6-6 | Oklahoma State | 10/20/1951 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 57th pick / 1974 |
| Freddie Scott | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Amherst | 8/5/1952 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 174th pick / 1974 |
| Howard Stevens | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 165 | 5-5 | Louisville,Randolph-Macon | 2/9/1950 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973 |
| Dave Taylor | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-4 | Catawba | 10/17/1949 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1973 |
| Bob Van Duyne | 23 | G-T | 14 | 5 | 243 | 6-5 | Idaho | 5/15/1952 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 240th pick / 1974 |
| Mike Varty | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 2/10/1952 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 180th pick / 1974 |
| Rick Volk | 30 | DB | 13 | 4 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/15/1945 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Jackie Wallace | 24 | DB | 14 | 10 | 197 | 6-3 | Arizona | 3/13/1951 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973 |
| Stan White | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/24/1949 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 223.3 | 6-2.4 | 2.8 |